Enniscaven

Enniscaven
Enniscaven
 Enniscaven shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW965593
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ST AUSTELL
Postcode district PL26
Dialling code 01726
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSt Austell and Newquay
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Coordinates: 50°23′53″N 4°51′50″W / 50.398°N 4.864°W / 50.398; -4.864

Enniscaven is a hamlet that lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of St Austell in Cornwall, England.[1] Enniscaven is in the civil parish of St Dennis. The village is near to Goss Moor which is the largest continuous mire complex in south-west Britain. Goss Moor is part of the Goss And Tregoss Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5.
  2. ↑ "Goss And Tregoss Moors" (PDF). Natural England. 1988. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 October 2011.


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